Sophie Delezio is known around the country for enduring not one but two horrific accidents as a child. But these days, she’s just like any other 22-year-old.
The beloved Aussie is engaged to Joseph Salerno and in a story that sounds like it came straight from a Hollywood rom-com, the two have known each other since they were six-year-old kids on the same swimming team.
“I used to swim by her and I was always pretty fascinated with her,” Joseph told Woman’s Day in June 2021.
Eight years later, Sophie moved schools to Oxford Falls Grammar on Sydney’s Northern Beaches where Joseph also attended. The pair met in drama class and hit it off as friends, but it wasn’t until later that romance started to blossom.
After graduating, Sophie moved to London to study but when she came home a year later the pair couldn’t deny their feelings.
“It was around two weeks after she had come home, we were hanging out a lot and I remember it was one night I was cooking her pasta and I thought to myself, ‘Hang on, I think I feel something here’,” Joseph told Woman’s Day.
“So a few weeks later, we went out for dinner and I told her, ‘Hey, I have something to tell you. I kind of have feelings for this person,’ and she said, ‘Oh really, who?’ and I got out my phone and got up a photo of her and showed it to her. I had never seen her laugh like that, I thought she was laughing at me!”
Sophie added: “I awkward laugh a lot when I don’t know what to say or do. I was so shocked, I had no clue. But I knew I had felt something for him and I’ve always wanted him in my life. He’s my best friend.”
Much to the delight of family and friends, Sophie and Joseph are officially engaged! In an exclusive interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly, Sophie revealed Joseph popped the question on Valentine’s Day 2023.
“I had no idea (he was going to propose),” she said.
The pair recently shared that they’ve just bought their first place together and cannot wait to be living with each other.
Sophie shared the news on her Instagram ecstatic about the move and eager to turn the place they now own into their home.
“Joseph and I just recently bought our first apartment together. We are so, so excited to decorate our place and buy new furniture and personalise the space for us.” Sophie revealed.
Keep scrolling for Sophie and Joseph’s adorable romance in pictures.
The couple are not only engaged but are moving into their new apartment together.
“Stay tuned for my moving series as we move into our first home.” Sophie shared eagerly on her Instagram.
Sophie Delezio and her fiancé Joseph buy apartment together
In an exclusive interview with The Australian’s Women’s Weekly, it was revealed that the pair are engaged!
“The ultimate anniversary with you,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Thank you for this year. One year with you has been the most magical,” Sophie wrote.
Lockdown
“This is as close as we can get to another country at the moment…” Even being in the midst of a Sydney lockdown can’t dampen their love!
Sophie birthday
When Sophie informed her family that she was dating Joseph, they were over the moon. Her grandma and dad even cried tears of joy!
Sophie and Joseph
“Joseph is very patient, especially with my disability – he’s been so accepting and caring. He’s probably better at monitoring my health than I am!”
Sophie and Joseph one year
“Thank you for this year. One year with you has been the most magical.”
Sophie and Joseph
To mark their first anniversary as a couple, Sophie shared a sweet selection of photos featuring herself and Joseph.
Sophie Joseph kiss
“She’s always joyful – just like her name, Sophie Joy. There’s also an elegance about her. She knows how to show her love and is so reliable. She’s my type of girl.”
Woman’s Day photoshoot
Sophie and Joseph shared their adorable love story exclusively with Woman’s Day in June 2021.
Valentine’s Day
On their first Valentine’s Day together, Sophie confessed on Instagram that “it was a very special day indeed.”
Behind the Scenes with Sophie Delezio
Friends
“Everyone’s dream is to fall in love with their best friend. It’s something you often only see in the movies. But we’ve been best friends since we were 14 so it’s just very natural and I’m so happy. He’s so good for me.”
Friends
The pair (far left) kept things platonic at first but Sophie admitted to Woman’s Day: “I had a crush on him, but we became best friends pretty much instantly.”
Joseph and Sophie
Sophie and Joseph have known each other since their childhood years.
